Local governments - Local election candidates pass away prior to voting; votes remain valid.
In the town of Halle, people were allowed to cast their votes for a deceased candidate in their local election. This person was running for the group "Hauptsache Halle" and his passing away happened in April. The city acknowledged this fact when they were asked about it.
The voter group had presented their proposal to the city on the 18th of March, and it was finalized by the election committee on the 5th of April- just a short while before the candidate tragically passed away. The spokesperson for the city mentioned that they had never encountered this situation before in their city.
The deceased candidate accumulated 488 votes, which were then attributed to his voter association, leading to a total of three seats for "Hauptsache Halle" in the city council. As per the Municipal Elections Act, a deceased person can still stand for elections. The law clearly states that "If a candidate dies after the decision on the acceptance of the election proposals, the death or loss of eligibility has no effect on the conduct of the election."
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Despite the tragedy, the votes cast for the deceased candidate in the local elections in Saxony-Anhalt's municipality of Halle remained valid, contributing to three seats for his association "Hauptsache Halle" in the city council. This incident was unexpected as the city's spokesperson had never encountered such a situation before.
After the city recognized the death of the candidate, who was running for the group "Hauptsache Halle" and passed away in April, the votes he had accumulated, totaling 488, were attributed to his voter association.
In light of the Municipal Elections Act, a deceased person is still considered a valid candidate in elections. The act states that the death or loss of eligibility of a candidate after the decision on the acceptance of election proposals has no effect on the conduct of the election.
As voters in Halle continued with the local elections process, this story served as a unique reminder of the elections protocol in Saxony-Anhalt's municipalities.
